SOUTH AFRICA

The best-selling Volvo V40 range is being updated with the new face of Volvo for the 2017 model year, with cosmetic and trim updates for all V40 and V40 Cross Country derivatives. The range will continue to include three diesel and three petrol engines, as well as four trim levels ...

Opel’s three-cylinder ecoFLEX engine has been singled out by South African motoring magazine – CAR – as the best of its ilk, according to a statement issued Wednesday in Port Elizabeth. In their March issue, which features the editors’ annual Best Buy choices, they selected the turbopetrol one-litre – which ...

McLaren-Honda has unveiled its new challenger, the McLaren Honda MP4-31, prior to its winter testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, for the upcoming 2016 FIA* Formula One (F1) World Championship. The Honda RA616H, a compact, 1.6-litre V6 turbo engine with ERS , according to a statement issued in Woking, United ...

Mahindra South Africa has initiated a social responsibility programme in conjunction with Rotary International South Africa to light up the lives of less fortunate matric pupils. The programme involves the donation of a solar power and battery-operated lamp, as well as a pencil bag with stationary, to ensure that matric ...

Ahead of its unveiling at the Geneva International Motorshow in March, Italian luxury carmaker, Maserati, Monday gave a first glimpse of the exterior view of the Levante, the first SUV in the brand’s history as the new model completes the existing range of sedans and sports cars, extending its current ...

The “relevant technology for purpose” principle employed by Hino in designing, engineering and building its range of 500-Series trucks has found favour with Drifters, a division of Tourvest Holdings . What this means is that these Hino 1626 truck chassis-cabs, which form the basis of a fleet of 18 overland ...

Round one of the Liquorland National Enduro championship took place this past weekend in the scenic valleys of Utrecht, 40 km’s East of Newcastle in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The area was blessed with some long awaited rain weeks before the National and heavy rains the night before the race ...

  Mahindra has underlined the advanced nature of its New Age XUV 500 sports utility vehicle with the introduction of a dedicated mobile phone app. Developed by Mahindra & Mahindra’s in-house software development team, the app has been customised for the South African market, and promises New Age XUV 500 ...

Ford Motor Company Monday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain revealed the new Kuga, offering customers a more technologically advanced, refined and sportier redesign of one of Europe’s favourite sport utility vehicles. The sophisticated new Kuga, according to a statement obtained by AUTO REPORT AFRICA, offers technologies and ...

In a ground-breaking move for the global automotive industry, Volvo Cars said on Friday that it plans to become the world’s first car manufacturer to offer cars without keys from 2017. Volvo’s innovative keyless car technology, according to a statement obtained by AUTO REPORT AFRICA, will be displayed for the ...